As I noted in a message to the OBR Twitter feed earlier this evening, it looks like Bill Belichick has got a lot of trouble heading in his direction. The New York Times is reporting this evening that Matt Walsh has handed over eight tapes to the NFL showing how opponents signals were taped by Belichick and the Patriots between 2000-2002.
Reporter Greg Bishop describes what's on the tapes and it doesn't sound really good for the one-time Browns coach.
One of the games taped was apparently a Browns game. Remembering that era, I think the operative question is "why?".
"Spygate" has ebbed in the public consciousness of late, but this will bring it to the fore again, and Matt Walsh suddenly seems a bit more credible than he did in the past.
The Scout network has played a non-trivial role in this, as Jets Confidential editor Dan Leberfeld was instrumental in breaking the Spygate story. There a non-tangential tale of front-office pettiness from Foxborough that is likely related to this, which I may tell at some point in the future.